GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
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| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| wastrel | vagabond |
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| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
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